BMFL 42 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daley Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalil Zidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zidane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tool - Jimmy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Borisov
vs
Zidane

169 cm
25
139 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

178 cm
28
143 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daley Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Zidane!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borisov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zidane was well out of range. Poor timing from Borisov.
Zidane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Borisov misses with a wild body shot.
Borisov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Borisov misses with a wild body shot.
Zidane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zidane misses with the combination.
Zidane moves out of range as Borisov strikes.
Borisov throws out a powerful jab.
Zidane misses the shot to the body.
Zidane moves out of range as Borisov strikes.
Zidane defending well as Borisov loads up on a big left hand.
Borisov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Borisov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zidane moves out of range as Borisov strikes.
Zidane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zidane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borisov.
Zidane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Borisov in his tracks.
Borisov throws a combination. Zidane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Borisov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Zidane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Borisov misses.
Borisov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Zidane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borisov doesn't seem phased though.
Zidane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zidane connects with a body shot that sends Borisov's belly button to the back.
Zidane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zidane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borisov.
Zidane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zidane connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zidane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Borisov misses with a hook
letting Zidane counter with a right hand.

Borisov is rocked!
Khalil Zidane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zidane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Borisov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zidane throws a leg kick which misses Borisov's front leg but catches the back leg as Borisov tries to avoid it.
Borisov seems to have got his legs back now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zidane.
Nice body kick there by Zidane.
Zidane lands with a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Borisov is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Zidane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zidane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zidane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zidane scores with a hook to the body. Borisov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot by Zidane.
Borisov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zidane.
Zidane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Borisov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borisov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zidane can pounce on him.
Zidane scores with a body shot.
Zidane scoring well with a low kick there.
Crunch! Zidane slams his shin into Borisov's torso.
Zidane lands a nice shot to the body.
Zidane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Borisov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zidane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borisov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zidane!
Zidane digs a good hook to Borisov's body.
Borisov just misses with a punch to the body.
Borisov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zidane connects with a leg kick. Borisov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane is looking to slow Borisov down with leg kicks.
Zidane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Borisov.
Borisov drops his hands momentarily and Zidane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the liver by Zidane. Beautiful body shot.
Zidane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zidane lands a leg kick that knocks Borisov off balance momentarily.
Borisov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zidane as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daley Borisov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zidane lands with a nice body punch.
Zidane throws a one two combo.
Zidane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zidane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Borisov momentarily.
Good leg kick by Zidane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zidane scores with a leg kick.
Zidane connects with a leg kick. Borisov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Zidane.
Zidane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borisov.
Borisov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zidane stuffs the takedown attempt from Borisov. Borisov gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Zidane.
Borisov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Borisov fails to land with a series of punches.
Borisov takes one to the chin there.
Borisov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zidane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Borisov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zidane lands with an uppercut that bounces Borisov off the cage and back into range.
Zidane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Borisov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Borisov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zidane lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Zidane. Beautiful body shot.
Zidane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Borisov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body punch from Zidane.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zidane cracks Borisov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zidane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zidane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borisov fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalil Zidane dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zidane lands a nice shot that snaps Borisov's head back.
Zidane lands the left hand.
Zidane drops Borisov with a big left hand! Borisov is injured, injured bad! Zidane jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalil Zidane!
Khalil Zidane spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rau Utu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Polo
vs
Utu

195 cm
24
300 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rau Utu!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo tries to clinch up.
Polo lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Rau Utu has been cut.
Polo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Utu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Polo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Utu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Utu feints and then cracks Polo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Polo down.
Utu tests Polo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Utu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Utu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Polo.
Utu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Polo.
Polo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marco Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Utu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Polo is breathing heavily.
Utu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Utu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Utu cracks a nice hook into Polo's ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Utu.
Polo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Utu lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utu lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Polo head around and knocks him out cold! Utu hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rau Utu!
After the fight, Rau Utu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Bingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jahangir Zulfiqar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jahangir Zulfiqar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bingham
vs
Zulfiqar

185 cm
28
250 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

200 cm
24
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Demetrious Bingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jahangir Zulfiqar!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bingham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zulfiqar swivels and escapes.
Zulfiqar lands with an overhand left.
Jahangir Zulfiqar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulfiqar looks to land a left hand but Bingham moved out of range nicely.
Bingham slips a straight right by Zulfiqar.
Zulfiqar tries to clinch there but Bingham circles away.
Bingham swings for the body but Zulfiqar moves out of range.
Zulfiqar scores with a body shot.
Bingham misses the jab.
Bingham takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulfiqar throws a jab when Bingham was well out of range.
Bingham walks into a jab.

Zulfiqar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Zulfiqar.

Bingham is rocked!
Bingham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zulfiqar misses with the head strike.

Zulfiqar has Bingham pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zulfiqar pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bingham tumbling to the mat - Zulfiqar dives into Bingham's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zulfiqar is looking to work some ground and pound but Bingham has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulfiqar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zulfiqar looking to sit in guard and control but Bingham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zulfiqar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zulfiqar controls Bingham momentarily but Bingham frees himself.
Zulfiqar wants to sweep here but Bingham controlling him for the moment.
Bingham is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulfiqar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zulfiqar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bingham is one step ahead there.
Zulfiqar keeping moving, preventing Bingham from controlling successfully.
Zulfiqar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A swing and a miss from Zulfiqar.
Zulfiqar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Binghams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulfiqar tries to close the distance and clinch but Bingham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zulfiqar misses with a straight right.
Bingham jabs Zulfiqar to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Zulfiqar bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Bingham! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Bingham is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulfiqar is working Bingham over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zulfiqar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bingham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zulfiqar postures up in Bingham's guard and throws a big left but Bingham blocks it.
Bingham seems to have got his legs back now.
Zulfiqar throws a big right hand that misses.
Zulfiqar throws a strike but Bingham rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zulfiqar wants to sweep here but Bingham controlling him for the moment.
Zulfiqar wants to stand up but Bingham is controlling him.
Zulfiqar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bingham puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulfiqar tries to get to full guard but Bingham has control of the leg.

Bingham is trying to work for a kimura but Zulfiqar is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zulfiqar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bingham trying to control but Zulfiqar is working from the bottom.

Zulfiqar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bingham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zulfiqar wants to sweep here but Bingham controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bingham wants to control from the top but Zulfiqar keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jahangir Zulfiqar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zulfiqar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bingham in his tracks.

Zulfiqar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zulfiqar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bingham is keeping the position for now.
Bingham seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bingham has momentary wrist control but Zulfiqar slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Zulfiqar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zulfiqar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zulfiqar scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bingham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zulfiqar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zulfiqar controlling from the top position.
Zulfiqar distracts Bingham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zulfiqar works over Bingham with some ground and pound from guard.
Zulfiqar throws an elbow that misses. Bingham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zulfiqar's guard. Nice move by Bingham!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zulfiqar is on top in guard.
Zulfiqar trying to control but Bingham is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulfiqar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zulfiqar lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulfiqar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bingham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zulfiqar throws an elbow that misses. Bingham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zulfiqar's guard. Nice move by Bingham!
Zulfiqar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zulfiqar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bingham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zulfiqar wants to stand and escape but Bingham is having none of it.
Bingham lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zulfiqar punching to the body, from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zulfiqar holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulfiqar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zulfiqar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jahangir Zulfiqar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bingham staying out of range there.
Zulfiqar throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Bingham misses.
Zulfiqar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bingham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bingham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bingham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zulfiqar as he avoids it easily.
Zulfiqar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zulfiqar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Zulfiqar lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bingham sprawling to the canvas. Zulfiqar follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bingham hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulfiqar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bingham to regain full guard.
Zulfiqar arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Bingham's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jahangir Zulfiqar!
Jahangir Zulfiqar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie McStar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lath Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy has chosen Go Ninja-Vanilla Ice as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McStar
vs
Hoy

180 cm
28
198 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

190 cm
31
197 lbs
25 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie McStar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lath Hoy!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McStar has his takedown stuffed
and Hoy counters with a left and a right that stings McStar.
McStar shoots in looking for a takedown but Hoy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McStar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hoy misses with a lunging right hand

and McStar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hoy's guard now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Hoy has his foot on McStar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McStar works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hoy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McStar defends it easily.

Hoy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McStar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McStar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hoy is trying to keep McStar in close.
McStar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McStar throwing strikes from guard but Hoy blocks nicely.
Hoy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McStar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McStar postures up.
McStar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hoy controls McStar momentarily but McStar frees himself.
McStar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Hoy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Hoy looking for a guillotine here but McStar defends easily.
Hoy looking to hit a scissor sweep but McStar is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStar advances to half guard.
Hoy is concentrating on defense, preventing McStar from advancing position.
McStar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hoy actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hoy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McStar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Hoy working for a triangle but McStar defends it easily.
McStar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McStar works over Hoy with some ground and pound from guard.
McStar trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McStar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hoy is looking for a triangle but McStar pushes his legs off easily.
McStar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McStar trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McStar lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Hoy working for submissions but it's allowed McStar to get to half guard.
Hoy trying to control from the bottom.
McStar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Hoy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McStar pulls his head out easily.
McStar prevents Hoy from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McStar connects with a nice short shot to Hoy's temple.
McStar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoy keeps working.

Hoy actively working from the bottom here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoy is looking to improve his position.
McStar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McStar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoy defending well though.
McStar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McStar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hoy is looking to control McStar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoy avoid being mounted?

Hoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hoy is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie McStar dominated that round.
That's time! McStar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hoy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McStar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McStar has a takedown stuffed.
Hoy blocks a jab.
Hoy jabs McStar right on the nose. McStar blinks but takes it well.
McStar fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoy swings for the body but McStar moves out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from McStar enables Hoy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McStar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hoy stopping the sweep attempt from McStar.
Hoy tries to free his leg and advance position but McStar is retaining full guard.
McStar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoy is one step ahead there.
Hoy wants to control from the top but McStar keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McStar is keeping the position for now.

McStar kicks Hoy off and gets to his feet.
McStar misses with a takedown
and Hoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie McStar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McStar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Hoy to counter with a crisp jab.
McStar walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McStar needs to keep his hands up - Hoy had a free shot at his head there.
McStar avoids a punch combination nicely.
McStar closes the distance and clinches up with Hoy, looking for a takedown. McStar pushes Hoy against the cage but Hoy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hoy works McStar's body with a nice hook.
McStar with a poor takedown
and Hoy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

McStar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hoy is staying active underneath McStar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Hoy actively working from the bottom here.
McStar winds up and cracks Hoy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McStar trying to control the action but Hoy is working from the bottom.
McStar slips a nice elbow through Hoy's hands, connecting with Hoy's forehead.
Hoy is looking for a sweep. McStar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McStar trying to control the action but Hoy is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McStar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hoy is looking to improve his position.

Hoy looking for submissions off his back.

Hoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McStar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McStar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McStar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McStar is nestled in close to Hoy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McStar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hoy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hoy is trying to control but can't.
McStar lands with a punch from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Hoy looking for subs from the bottom but McStar mounts him!
McStar looking to finish Hoy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hoy!
McStar postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Hoy in real trouble here! The ref calls for Hoy to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie McStar!
A relieved looking Robbie McStar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Great Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. Dane is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Animal - Disturbed. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tao
vs
Dane

175 cm
26
170 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
165 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Great Dane!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao throws a push kick but Dane slaps the foot to one side.
Tao throws out a powerful jab.
Tao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Tao misses
and Dane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dane connects with a body shot.
Tao looks for the body kick but Dane saw that one coming.
Yin Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Dane misses.
Tao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dane lands a jab to Tao's midsection.
Tao throws an off balance right hand
and Dane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tao tries to work over Dane's front leg with a kick but Dane checks it.
Tao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dane doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tao lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the liver by Tao. Beautiful body shot.
A cross from Dane lands.
Dane throws a hook but Tao blocks it.
Dane misses with a looping left.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Dane blocks the body kick.
Tao looks to land a body kick but Dane moved away.
Dane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tao slips a jab from Dane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dane just misses with a punch to the body.
Dane looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
Tao stuns Dane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tao stuns Dane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dane throws a poor cross that misses
and Tao counters with a big right hand! Oh Dane is in trouble here! Tao follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yin Tao!
An out of breath Yin Tao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Egill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Egill acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Brown
vs
Egill

195 cm
28
281 lbs
21 - 7 - 2

195 cm
26
270 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Egill!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Egill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Egill scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Egill's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Egill takes one on the button.
Egill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Nick Egill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Egill right on the button. Egill goes down! Brown follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Brown gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Brown!
After the big win, Leroy Brown made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Quioxte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Danneskjold might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Destroy Everything - Hatebreed. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Danneskjold
vs
Quioxte

182 cm
31
191 lbs
25 - 17 - 0

190 cm
26
197 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ragnar Danneskjold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Quioxte!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danneskjold lands a jab-cross combination.
Danneskjold lands the left hand.
Danneskjold lands with a nice body punch.
Danneskjold fails to land with a series of punches.
Quioxte ducks under a wild hook from Danneskjold.
Quioxte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danneskjold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Danneskjold scores with a takedown into Quioxte's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Danneskjold looking to sit in guard and control but Quioxte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Danneskjold looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Quioxte must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quioxte forces his way into half guard.
Danneskjold slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Danneskjold is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quioxte is aware though and is defending well.
Danneskjold tries to strike from the bottom.

Danneskjold throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quioxte got a little sloppy there for a moment and Danneskjold has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quioxte has managed to get both his arms back between Danneskjold's legs - danger averted.
Quioxte wants to get up but he can't break Danneskjold's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Danneskjold is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Danneskjold throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Danneskjold has his foot on Quioxte's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quioxte works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Danneskjold has an active guard here but Quioxte has managed to pass into half guard.
Danneskjold wants to get back to full guard.
Danneskjold is working hard here to advance position.

Danneskjold actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold gets back to full guard.

Danneskjold working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quioxte doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quioxte manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Danneskjold striking off his back but it's not causing Quioxte any problems.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Quioxte avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Quioxte stopping the sweep attempt from Danneskjold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Danneskjold dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Danneskjold misses with a low kick.
Danneskjold fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danneskjold. Quioxte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danneskjold shoots for a takedown but Quioxte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danneskjold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danneskjold takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Ragnar Danneskjold has been cut.
Danneskjold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quioxte on the side of the head.
Danneskjold throws a head kick that misses
and Quioxte counters with a three punch combo that has Danneskjold backing up. Danneskjold nods at Quioxte to acknowledge the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Danneskjold pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quioxte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danneskjold throws a right and a left that Quioxte avoids nicely.
Quioxte throws a right and a left that Danneskjold avoids nicely.
Danneskjold keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Danneskjold works over Quioxte's head and body with a nice combination.
Danneskjold looks to land a left hand but Quioxte moved out of range nicely.
Danneskjold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danneskjold lands a front kick.
Danneskjold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quioxte can pounce on him.
Jab by Danneskjold.
Quioxte swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quioxte looks to land a right hand but Danneskjold moved out of range.
Quioxte is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Danneskjold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danneskjold throws a right hand that misses

and Quioxte counters with a crisp one two that drops Danneskjold! Quioxte thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Danneskjold to his feet! Danneskjold is in big trouble!

Danneskjold is rocked!
Danneskjold fails to land with a series of punches.
Quioxte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quioxte cracks Danneskjold with a hook to the temple - Danneskjold is on wobbly legs here! Quioxte swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Danneskjold falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Quioxte wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Manny Quioxte!
A very excited looking Manny Quioxte made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Martinez has chosen Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Storm
vs
Martinez

189 cm
29
183 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

186 cm
29
182 lbs
25 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Storm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Martinez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.

Martinez instigates a clinch.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Storm holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martinez prevents Storm from breaking the clinch.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
Storm blocks an uppercut.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Storm blocking some punches.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Storm avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Martinez - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Martinez digs a right hand into Storm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Storm's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez works over Storm's head and body with a nice combination.
Storm throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martinez connects with the punch.
Martinez misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Storm misses.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Storm counters with a low kick, right behind Martinez 's knee.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Storm slips under a jab.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Storm misses with a looping right.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Storm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Storm counters with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Martinez. Beautiful body shot.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Martinez tries to clinch but Storm moves out of range.
Martinez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Storm doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Martinez connects with a body shot.
Storm tries a head kick but it misses.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Storm lands a high kick!
Martinez throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Storm avoids nicely.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Storm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Storm counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Storm.
Storm misses with a low kick.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Martinez moves forwards but Storm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martinez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Storm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martinez.
Martinez avoids a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Storm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martinez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Storm avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Storm.
Storm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
Storm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Storm throws out a leg kick but Martinez moves out of range and Storm only half commits.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Storm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Martinez.
Storm staying out of range there.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Martinez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Storm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Storm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
Martinez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jose Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Storm slips under a jab.
Martinez swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Storm keeps it at a distance.
Storm tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Storm looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well.
Jose Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Storm is out of range.
Martinez misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez throws a hook but Storm avoids it easily.
Storm throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Storm scoring well with a low kick there.
Storm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martinez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Storm takes a jab right on the kisser.

Storm moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez takes a shot to the head.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Storm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Storm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Storm blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Storm can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Storm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martinez is trying to maintain a safe position but Storm gets an underhook and turns Martinez into the cage.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez is trying to maintain a safe position but Storm gets an underhook and turns Martinez into the cage.
Martinez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Storm takes a shot to the head.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez lands a right hand.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Storm avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
Storm blocks a body shot from Martinez.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Storm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Storm.
Storm looking to stall.
Martinez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martinez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm lands a really nice looking cross but Martinez seems unphased.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Storm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Storm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Storm slips under a jab.
Storm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Storm slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the body from Storm misses
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Storm avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Storm walks into a straight right hand from Martinez.
Martinez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martinez catches Storm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Martinez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Storm finds it's way through Martinez's defenses.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Storm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Storm.
Storm keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez cracks Storm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martinez.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Martinez misses with a body punch
and Storm counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martinez's knee momentarily.
Storm throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Storm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez misses with a shot to the body
and Storm counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Storm throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Storm scoring well with a low kick there.
Martinez lands a jab to Storm's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Martinez misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Storm throws a wild body kick that Martinez sees coming a mile off.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
Martinez tries to clinch but Storm is having none of it.
Martinez takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Storm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm catches Martinez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Storm counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Storm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Storm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez scores with a shot to the body.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez misses the body punch
and Storm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Storm counters with a head kick.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Storm.
Storm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Storm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Storm misses with a low kick.
Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez throws a right hand that Storm ducks under and follows up with a left that Storm also avoids with ease.
Storm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.

Storm drives through and clinches with Martinez against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Storm lands a shot to the body.
Storm manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jose Martinez just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Storm throws a front kick aimed at Martinez's knee but Martinez avoids it well.
Martinez digs a good hook to Storm's body.
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinez.
Storm tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.
Storm tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Storm.
Storm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Martinez rushes Storm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm scores with a shoulder strike.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez lands with a short shot to the head.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Storm is looking to control Martinez's arms but Martinez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Storm has his back to the cage.
Storm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Martinez breaks the clinch.
Martinez misses with a hook
and Storm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Storm to score with a decent uppercut.
Storm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Martinez there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez slips a jab from Storm.
Storm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Storm misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Martinez. That snapped Storm's head back.
Martinez lands a jab.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez cracks Storm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Martinez finds it's way through Storm's defenses.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Storm tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Storm.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Martinez tries a body shot but Storm blocks it.
Storm prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Storm controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Storm - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez lands a body punch.
Martinez scores with a shoulder strike.
Storm can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez tries to work over Storm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Martinez.
Storm can't break the clinch.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Martinez blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez lands with a short shot to the head.
Storm misses with some punches.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Martinez dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Storm stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Martinez throws a right hand that Storm ducks under and follows up with a left that Storm also avoids with ease.
Storm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez punishes Storm's body with a nice straight punch.
Storm misses the body punch
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez tries to clinch but Storm moves out of range.
Storm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martinez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Storm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Storm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Martinez avoids a kick to the body.
Storm throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Storm lands a right hook to the body.
Martinez throws a poor cross that misses
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Storm in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Storm.
Jose Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm presses Martinez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Storm.
Good body shot from Storm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.

Storm breaks from the clinch.
Storm throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Storm.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Storm slips a jab from Martinez.
Martinez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Storm tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Storm slips under a jab from Martinez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws the left hand but Storm avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Storm.
Storm throws a leg kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.

Martinez closes the distance and pushes Storm back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnny Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Storm tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Storm back against the cage.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm takes a shot to the head.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Storm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Martinez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Storm tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Storm leaning his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 47:49
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Martinez!
Jose Martinez is the new welterweight champion!